The only journal targeted to clinical nurse specialists in their many roles. As clinician, consultant, educator, researcher and executive, Clinical Nurse Specialist helps nurses stay ahead with expert insights on what's best for their patients and best for their future. This journal addresses the role of the advanced practice nurse as a researcher, consultant, clinician, executive, peer and patient educator--regardless of specialty. From defining and justifying the role of the clinical nurse specialist to examining new methods of cost-effectiveness, Clinical Nurse SpecialistTM spans the field with original articles of the highest caliber. Special sections include pharmacology consult, books-at-a-glance, drug update, and new products and services. And now, readers can use this journal as a convenient means of acquiring CE contact hours in the following areas: advanced nursing practice, AIDS, child and adolescent psychiatry, computers, and critical care.